Feeling like giving up breastfeeding..tired and lost :(

Baby was born preterm. Milk came in very late and only after taking metachlopromide.
Heard it has side effects so switched to domperidone. But it stopped working after few days..
I can't wean off these medicines as I go completely dry.
She is now 4 months old. Nowadays she's refusing to feed. Don't have over supply no over active let down. No reflux.
Hence supply has dipped again due to even though m taking meds.
Poor baby dropped from 50 percentile to below 5. As she has milk allergy too. But now completely eliminated..

I have no idea how what her problem is and why she won't feed. Meds aren't working now bcoz of that reason..

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Hugs mama, I have been there.
What is your pumping routine currently?
Were you working with a lactation consuktant you can see again to hopefully entice baby back to the breast?
Are all bottles being properly paced with premie or newborn nipples?

Are you using the pumping techniques from the Stanford Newborn Nursery "Maximizing Production" video?

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Expat work from home mama toDS (4/10) didn't BF until 3 months oldDD (4/12) born in the car m/cs 12/08, 3/09 & 8/11

Hugs mama, I have been there.
What is your pumping routine currently?
Were yo...

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05/11/2017

Hugs mama, I have been there.
What is your pumping routine currently?
Were you working with a lactation consuktant you can see again to hopefully entice baby back to the breast?
Are all bottles being properly paced with premie or newborn nipples?
Are you using the pumping techniques from the Stanford Newborn Nursery "Maximizing Production" video?

I have stopped pumping coz LO (little one) won't take bottle. She vomits if I force her.
Anyways I used to pump 1 1/2 oz from each breast while on metachlopromide..

I have stopped pumping coz LO won't take bottle. She vomits if I force ...

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05/11/2017

I have stopped pumping coz LO won't take bottle. She vomits if I force her.
Anyways I used to pump 1 1/2 oz from each breast while on metachlopromide..
there are no lactation consultants in my area.

So she is refusing both bottles and breastfeeding? She is not feeding at all?

Start pumping immediately and syringe or cup feed her. She needs to be fed first and foremost. I would also get her into the ped ASAP to make sure she's gaining weight okay and there are not other health issues preventing her from eating.

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Expat work from home mama toDS (4/10) didn't BF until 3 months oldDD (4/12) born in the car m/cs 12/08, 3/09 & 8/11

So she is refusing both bottles and breastfeeding? She is not feeding at all?...

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05/11/2017

So she is refusing both bottles and breastfeeding? She is not feeding at all?

Start pumping immediately and syringe or cup feed her. She needs to be fed first and foremost. I would also get her into the ped ASAP to make sure she's gaining weight okay and there are not other health issues preventing her from eating.

I've been on Domperidone for several months. It really helped me as I had almost no supply and have been able to EBF (extended breastfeeding, exclusively breastfeeding) with it. It takes up to six weeks to fully work. How long were you on it? How much were you taking? If you Google Dr Jack Newman he recommends up to 160mg. (40 MGS 4 times a day) I did 40mg 3 times a day for several months and just cut back to 30mg 3x day

I've been on Domperidone for several months. It really helped me as I had...

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05/11/2017

I've been on Domperidone for several months. It really helped me as I had almost no supply and have been able to EBF with it. It takes up to six weeks to fully work. How long were you on it? How much were you taking? If you Google Dr Jack Newman he recommends up to 160mg. (40 MGS 4 times a day) I did 40mg 3 times a day for several months and just cut back to 30mg 3x day

I took 10mg twice a day..it made me engorged.
But after a while it stopped working, even 120 mg per day didn't work..

I agree with the PP, take it for 6 weeks and then very gradually wean off of it not abruptly. I was taking 20 mg 3x per day. Supply is naturally highest in the morning and decreases as the day proceeds, so I stopped the morning dose, then midday and then evening each change 1 week aparr.

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Expat work from home mama toDS (4/10) didn't BF until 3 months oldDD (4/12) born in the car m/cs 12/08, 3/09 & 8/11

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